This substantive evangelical commentary on Romans by a leading biblical scholar is one of the most popular in the award-winning BECNT series and has been praised as a great preaching commentary. This new edition, updated and revised throughout, reflects Thomas Schreiner's mature thinking on various interpretive issues. As with all BECNT volumes, this commentary features the author's detailed interaction with the Greek text, extensive research, thoughtful verse-by-verse exegesis, and a user-friendly design. It admirably achieves the dual aims of the series—academic sophistication with pastoral sensitivity and accessibility—making it a useful tool for pastors, church leaders, students, and teachers.
In his introduction to the second edition, Dr. Schreiner emphasizes his efforts to integrate recent scholarly literature on Romans in a thoroughgoing manner, while avoiding merely creating a commentary on commentaries. His perspectives on this great letter of Paul remain essentially the same, albeit with some significant changes, particularly to how he views the best way to define "the righteousness of God."
The Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (BECNT) series provides commentaries that blend scholarly depth with readability, exegetical detail with sensitivity to the whole, and attention to critical problems with theological relevance.
